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Common Name: giant coxcomb oyster, honeycomb oyster
Synonyms and Other Names: Mytilus hyotis
Taxonomy: available through 
Native Range:
Indo-Pacific region
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Hawaii |
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Interactive maps: Continental US, Alaska, Hawaii, Caribbean
Nonindigenous Occurrences: Florida Keys: Off the coast of the Marathon Key; in 2003 (Bieler et al. 2004) and Key Largo in 2005 (D. Marelli, pers comm.)
Means of Introduction: Unknown
Status: Collected and observed in limited numbers.
Impact of Introduction: Unknown
Remarks: None
References
Bieler, R., P. M. Mikkelsen, T. Lee, and D. O. Foighil. 2004. Discovery of the Indo-Pacific oyster Hyotissa hyotis (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Florida Keys (Bivalvia: Gryphaeidae). Molluscan Research 24:149-159.
Other Resources:
http://www.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/mollusks/people/diarmaid/beilerMollRes.pdf
http://data.acnatsci.org/obis/search.php/19969
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Revision Date: 11/16/2005 Citation for this information:
United States Geological Survey. 2009. Hyotissa hyotis. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL.
<http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=2585> Revision Date: 11/16/2005
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